Will you marry “moi” ?

If, like many of our brides, you are desperately seeking ways to reduce the negative impact of your wedding on the environment, here is an idea we’d like to share with you, not only because it’s environmentally friendly but also because it’s fun and unique!

If you are planning a wedding in Paris, there is a company called Easycart that rents fun electric vehicles, perfect for short journeys to the church from your hotel or to your reception venue. Some of them can even carry up to 8 guests.

Imagine the look on the faces of unsuspecting bystanders as you amble through the streets of Paris in your electronic mini-hummer or white roaster convertible. We can imagine the photos!

For more information and to request a price quote, check out their website at Easycart.

Happy travelling!

Earlier this month, The Knot featured an article entitled “10 New Year’s Resolutions for Every Bride”. We liked it so much that we have decided to share some highlights with you and add a few of our own…

1. I will create a wedding website for my destination wedding

This is one of our own additions to the list. You should never underestimate the importance of a wedding website, especially for destination weddings. While you may be used to hopping on and off of airplanes and hiring cars or taking trains in foreign countries, not all of your guests may be as well-travelled and confidant as you. This can cause real anguish for some of your guests. Make it as easy as possible for your guests to get to your destination wedding by creating a user-friendly, comprehensive wedding website. Don’t forget to include the following information: links to airline websites proposing direct flights to your wedding destination; links to public transport websites where guests can book train tickets or hire cars; links to B&B/hotel/campsite websites and a price-fork for each one (if all of your guests cannot be lodged at your wedding venue); tell your guests if you will be providing transportation on the wedding day; include information about local tourist attractions; tell your guests what weather they can expect and the dress code on the wedding day; describe the wedding venue and give a full run-down of your wedding day and/or wedding weekend activities. The aim is to reassure your guests and let them know that attending your destination wedding will be easy and that once on-site they will have a great time!

2. I will not use my Facebook status as a personal wedding journal.

While you are understandably engrossed in your own wedding preparations, it does not follow that all of your Facebook friends necessarily share the same enthusiasm for the color scheme you have just chosen or the pretty table plan you just purchased. We’re not saying that the everyday details are not interesting, just that you are perhaps using the wrong platform to share this information. Why not create your own wedding planning blog so that your friends can keep up to date on all the ups and downs when they choose?

3. I will trust my Wedding Planner

This is another of our own additions to the list! Planning a destination wedding can be fun and exciting but also daunting and challenging, especially when planning across oceans, time zones or language barriers. In this instance, your choice of Wedding Planner takes on additional importance. Once that decision has been made, he/she effectively becomes your ears, eyes, nose and taste in your destination country. They know better than you what the local traditions are, where the best cakes can be found, which is the best wedding band and the most reliable caterer. Don’t underestimate their knowledge and local know-how and learn to trust them! That’s why you chose them after all!

4. I will not feel guilty about having an adults-only wedding

Don’t lose sight of the fact that it is your wedding and that your happiness on that one special day of your life is paramount. If this means that you would prefer not having toddlers running around screaming and tripping up your elderly aunt or babies crying during the ceremony then that is your decision and you are entitled to it. Nobody will be offended so long as you remain consistent and do not make any exceptions. Be upfront on your invitations and on your wedding website and don’t feel bad!

5. I will actually eat the dinner at my reception (that includes cake!)

You have worked so hard to plan your wedding, it would be a shame not to savor the food that you took months to decide upon! With all the excitement on your wedding day, brides (and grooms) often forget to take the time to eat their wedding dinner. You have spent months dieting to make sure you fit into your wonderful gown. You look fantastic, your wedding ceremony was a touching, moving experience, you have had the photo session with your professional wedding photographer so you deserve a piece of your delicious wedding cake with a glass of bubbly! Don’t deprive yourself of this amazing memory!

The full article can be found on The Knot.

Happy planning!

We would like to share this fun yet meaningful wedding poem with you. It is a great poem for either a man or woman to read during your wedding ceremony. We know its not easy to find appropriate wedding poems so when we come across them we love to share them with you! Enjoy…

Today is a day you will always remember – the greatest in anyone’s life.
You’ll start off the day just two people in love and end it as husband and wife.

It’s a brand new beginning, the start of a journey, with moments to cherish and treasure.
And although there’ll be times when you both disagree, these will surely be outweighed by pleasure.

You’ll have heard many words of advice in the past, when the secrets of marriage were spoken, but now you know that the answers lie hidden inside, where the bond of true love lies unbroken.

So live happy forever as lovers and friends, it’s the dawn of a new life for you, as you stand there together with love in your eyes from the moment you whisper, “I do”.

And with luck, all your hopes, and your dreams can be real, may success find its way to your hearts.
Tomorrow can bring you the greatest of joys, but today is the day it all starts.

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